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In the long march of history, at least two poles of attraction and antagonism have been the norm in world politics. Rarely has only one nation carried the burden of leadership. The unipolar world of the 21st century, dominated for the past two decades by the United States, is a historical anomaly.
Eskinder Nega

Meaning of "anomaly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANOMALY

anomaly  [əˈnɒməlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANOMALY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anomaly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANOMALY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of anomaly in the English dictionary

The first definition of anomaly in the dictionary is something anomalous. Other definition of anomaly is deviation from the normal or usual order, type, etc; irregularity. Anomaly is also Also called: true anomaly. the angle between a planet, the sun, and the previous perihelion of the planet.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANOMALY


abnormally
æbˈnɔːməlɪ
abysmally
əˈbɪzməlɪ
chromosomally
ˌkrəʊməˈsəʊməlɪ
deuteranomaly
ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒməlɪ
dismally
ˈdɪzməlɪ
formerly
ˈfɔːməlɪ
hydrothermally
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɜːməlɪ
infinitesimally
ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməlɪ
informally
ɪnˈfɔːməlɪ
intradermally
ˌɪntrəˈdɜːməlɪ
maximally
ˈmæksɪməlɪ
minimally
ˈmɪnɪməlɪ
normally
ˈnɔːməlɪ
optimally
ˈɒptɪməlɪ
phocomely
fəʊˈkɒməlɪ
pommele
ˈpɒməlɪ
primally
ˈpraɪməlɪ
protanomaly
ˌprəʊtəˈnɒməlɪ
proximally
ˈprɒksɪməlɪ
thermally
ˈθɜːməlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANOMALY

anomalies
anomalistic
anomalistic month
anomalistic year
anomalistical
anomalistically
anomalous
anomalous monism
anomalously
anomalousness
anomic
anomie
anomy
anon
anon.
anonaceous
anonym
anonyma
anonymise
anonymised

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANOMALY

acromegaly
anencephaly
bialy
cardiomegaly
eccentric anomaly
gravity anomaly
Healy
Italy
macrocephaly
magnetic anomaly
mealy
mean anomaly
microcephaly
Offaly
paly
plagiocephaly
scaly
shaly
Thessaly
true anomaly

Synonyms and antonyms of anomaly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ANOMALY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «anomaly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of anomaly

Translation of «anomaly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANOMALY

Find out the translation of anomaly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anomaly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anomaly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反常的事物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anomalía
570 millions of speakers

English

anomaly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विसंगति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشذوذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аномалия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anomalia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যতিক্রম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anomalie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anomali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anomalie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

例外
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이례적인 것
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anomali
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுங்கின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विसंगती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anomali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anomalia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anomalia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аномалія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anomalie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανωμαλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anomalie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anomali
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anomali
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anomaly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANOMALY»

The term «anomaly» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.773 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANOMALY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anomaly

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7 QUOTES WITH «ANOMALY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word anomaly.
1
Walter Bagehot
Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
2
Vanessa Carlton
And it's sad because it's like a surprise to people - almost an anomaly - when artists are actually refined and trained on an instrument. That's the last thing people think about.
3
Vint Cerf
Privacy may actually be an anomaly.
4
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.
5
Jewel
Amazingly, I've been sort of an anomaly in the music industry. I feel like I've been able to exist as kind of a throwback artist.
6
Eskinder Nega
In the long march of history, at least two poles of attraction and antagonism have been the norm in world politics. Rarely has only one nation carried the burden of leadership. The unipolar world of the 21st century, dominated for the past two decades by the United States, is a historical anomaly.
7
Lynn Shelton
For me, I want to see diversity in storytelling sources because we live in a very diverse society, and the stories are for the whole society. That's really important. For me, as a female filmmaker, when I was out on the festival circuit on 2006, I felt like such a freaking anomaly - an oddity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANOMALY»

Discover the use of anomaly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anomaly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Anomaly
This is a story about lost time and space, it also explores the dynamics of sisterhood, and shows how two girls - both of them "anomalies" in very different ways - navigate their stormy relationship.
Anne Fleming, 2005
2
Anomaly
McGee’s simple narrative belies the novel’s complexity, a factor that will make this intriguing book accessible to a wide variety of teen readers.” —Booklist
Krista McGee, 2013
3
The Savage Anomaly: The Power of Spinoza's Metaphysics and ...
In this essential rereading of Spinoza's (1632-1677) philosophical and political writings, Negri positions this thinker within the historical context of the development of the modern state and its attendant political economy.
Antonio Negri, 1991
4
The American Anomaly: U.S. Politics and Government in ...
The American Anomaly systematically analyzes and explains the U.S. political system by way of comparison with other countries, especially other industrialized democracies.
Raymond A. Smith, 2013
5
The Anomaly
Narrated from both sides of life, The Anomaly presents an alternate reality where every person is a Player, every Player is a reincarnated Soul, every Soul is a patron of either Haven or Hades...except Zia.
Wendy Joyce, 2012
6
Anomaly: Finding Normal
The story evolves into a medical thriller with intense legal suspense that would make anyone think twice and do their research before agreeing to any of the most common procedures.
Eli Heitzmann, 2012
7
The Delta Anomaly
A new Starfleet Academy series for teens--filled with romance and adventure!
Rick Barba, 2010
8
Geochemical Anomaly and Mineral Prospectivity Mapping in GIS
The book documents and explains, in three parts, geochemical anomaly and mineral prospectivity mapping by using a geographic information system (GIS).
E.J.M. Carranza, 2008
9
K-Means+ID3 and Dependence Tree Methods for Supervised ...
In this dissertation, we present two novel methods for supervised anomaly detection.
Kiran S. Balagani, 2008
10
Biologically Inspired Approaches for Locomotion, Anomaly ...
Therefore the next generation of mobile robots should be more self-capable, in respect to: increasing of their functionality in unforeseen situations, decreasing of the human involvement in their everyday operations and their maintenance; ...
Bojan Jakimovski, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANOMALY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anomaly is used in the context of the following news items.
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After Anomaly Scare, NASA's Pluto Flyby Mission Plans Return To …
NASA NASA announced late Sunday EDT local time that mission controllers for its New Horizons spacecraft plan to return the probe to normal ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Pioneer Resources drilling extends nickel anomaly in Albany Fraser …
Pioneer Resources has now delivered the final results from its program of reconnaissance aircore drill holes from the Fairwater Nickel Project. «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 15»
3
New Horizons Team Trying To Restore Science Ops After Anomaly
Register now for free access to "New Horizons Team Trying To Restore Science Ops After Anomaly" and other premium content selected daily ... «Aviation Week, Jul 15»
4
Toronto boy's surviving eight-storey plunge is unusual, but no wild …
But the boy's survival, while perhaps unusual, is no wild anomaly. Researchers going back decades have charted cases where children and ... «National Post, Jul 15»
5
Augmented Reality Game, 'Clandestine: Anomaly', Will Blend The …
Is there a specific kind of game that you think AR would work well with, and is Clandestine: Anomaly that kind of game? The game releases ... «Touch Arcade, Jul 15»
6
RSS: June Global Atmospheric Temperature Anomaly Up
RSS global land and sea anomaly data for the lower troposphere since ... The global atmospheric temperature anomaly rose sharply in June ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Jul 15»
7
Ombudsman indicts Vitangcol, 5 others in MRT deal anomaly
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the filing of graft charges against former Metro Rail Transit 3 General Manager Al Vitangcol ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
8
'Clandestine: Anomaly' to make AR gaming an everyday thing
A July 7 release date now beckons for ambitious iOS game Clandestine: Anomaly, the augmented reality title with hopes of advancing the AR ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
9
Anomaly Crafts Tearjerker for Duracell
1, 2015 - 12:24 PM Comment. Anomaly gets in on the “sadvertising” trend with a new spot for Duracell, entitled “The Teddy Bear.” ... «AgencySpy, Jul 15»
10
Ian Somerhalder and His Anomaly Coming to Home Video This …
On October 6th, Anchor Bay Entertainment takes viewers into a future filled with technological wonders and shadowy figures with The Anomaly. «Dread Central, Jul 15»

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